Laparoscopic appendectomy in a district hospital: Does the technique influence the outcome?

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 204-208

  Hussain, Abdulzahra ^a,b   Mahmood, Hind ^a   Singhal, Tarun ^a   Balakrishnan, Santosh ^a   El Hasani, Shamsi ^a  

^a Princess Royal University Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 41449100637     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2007.0077     Document Type: Article

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